Catalog Archive
Auction 108, Lot 409
Print View

"Silesia Inferior Noviter et accurate delineata a Jona Sculteto Sprotta Silesio", Jansson, Jan

Subject: Poland

Period: 1644 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20 x 16.4 inches
50.8 x 41.7 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

Fine map of lower Silesia with its capital at Breslaw (Wroclaw). Richly adorned with strapwork key, scale of miles, coats of arms and a title cartouche with coat of arms. The map is attributed to the Silesian cartographer Jonas Scultetus (1603-1664), who worked for both Jansson and Blaeu preparing maps of the region.

References:

Condition: A

Faint toning on fold, overall very good.

Estimate: $300 - $350

Sold for: $240

Closed on 9/29/2004

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap